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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1972
Page
6
Sacramento reports sharp division among California cities and counties over a proposed $1.2 billion property tax shift for school finance. The bill, authored by Assembly Speaker Bob Moretti and backed by Gov. Ronald, aims to fund education through new tax arrangements.
U S battle deaths in Indochina doubled last week and South Vietnamese combat deaths reached the highest in nearly three months. Eight Americans died in combat while Communist casualties fell 14 percent. The report also covers California tax reform lobby positions and Clark MacGregor taking charge of the President's re election drive with warnings against overconfidence.
The Postal Service overruled a local ban on mail deliveries during smog. Regional Postmaster General Fred Huben said vital services must continue. Postal workers will operate normally, though some workers report respiratory issues during alerts.
State Welfare Director Robert B. Carleson announced a state quality control review showing California counties exceeded error limits in late 1971. AFDC eligibility errors reached 4.6 percent and adult welfare program errors 3.9 percent, with officials urging improvements as counties work to tighten procedures.
Pacific Northwest to New England and Florida see showers and thunderstorms with declining intensity since Wednesday. Miami floods from over seven inches of rain hindering air traffic. Pittsburgh reports heavy rain hail and flash flooding. Power failures hit Rhode Island Massachusetts Connecticut and New Hampshire. 450000 in Rhode Island briefly without electricity. An air pollution alert in Pittsburgh. Dakotas Nebraska and Minnesota also hit by storms with a tornado near Estelline South Dakota and funnel clouds in southeast South Dakota. In welfare news an audit cites AFDC and adult program error rates with 17.6 and 16.9 percent overpayments and 8.3 and 8 percent underpayments. Errors attributed to county workers and recipients amid Welfare Reform Act regulatory complexity. preparations for county welfare worker training planned.
The Metropolitan Water District reports northern water from the State Water Project is reaching Santa Monica Beverly Hills Glendale Burbank and San Fernando to ease the summer demand. The district also notes a record 1.25 billion gallons daily from the Colorado River Aqueduct as it prepares for future supply growth. The agency asks member districts to conserve water and use ground sources to maintain reserves amid possible emergencies.
The Transportation Department released a two year review declaring no potential safety related defects exist in the 1960 63 Corvair. The report ends Ralph Naders objections by confirming defect free endorsement of the model.
The ERTS satellite will use four spectral bands to map water, vegetation, and land use across vast areas. Band two highlights forests and mining recovery, while bands three and four emphasize water and vegetation contrasts. The system enables sequential global land surveys every 18 days and streams data to NASA centers for public domain release.
Adolph J. Ackerman of Madison protests the American Society of Civil Engineers for honoring the California Water Project as outstanding. He cites economic risks and planning errors, noting dissent was suppressed and calling the project a costly, selective benefit to few in Southern California.
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